EMC Symmetrix Named World's Best Storage System for IBM iSeries Servers; Midrange Technology SHOWCASE Magazine Praises Exceptional Value of Symmetrix

Business Wire, May 30, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001

Readers of Midrange Technology SHOWCASE Magazine this month voted EMC Corporation's Symmetrix(R) 8000 Enterprise Storage(TM) system the world's best storage system for use with IBM iSeries (formerly AS/400) brand computers. The magazine's 2001 Product Excellence Award recognizes Symmetrix for its quality features, innovative design and exceptional value in iSeries computing environments.

In addition, EMC CopyPoint(TM) software garnered finalist honors in the data replication category. CopyPoint enables iSeries systems to provide virtually uninterrupted 24x7 production-level support while enabling backup protection with minimal disruption, enabling customers to leverage additional revenue-generating opportunities.

These honors, the latest in a string of industry accolades, convincingly validate EMC's business value for IBM iSeries users.

"Many EMC customers run their mission- and business-critical applications on iSeries systems, and they deserve the same enterprise storage solution available to mainframe, UNIX and NT users," said Chuck Hollis, EMC Director of Product Marketing. "To gain maximum ROI - or Return on Information - EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Storage is the most compelling choice for every host platform."

EMC Symmetrix systems, software and services provide iSeries users with an unparalleled combination of performance, scalability and availability. EMC Symmetrix-based software, including Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF(TM))for remote data replication and disaster recovery, and EMC TimeFinder(TM) for local data mirroring, enable users to reduce risk, improve revenue generation and harness the business value of information.

Hollis added, "As customers continue to generate and consume ballooning volumes of information, EMC wins on the systems, software and network levels. Then we trump the competition with world-class investments in interoperability testing; partnerships with leading networking, database and applications suppliers; and seasoned expertise before, during and after the solution is implemented. No other vendor delivers the value built into the EMC networked storage offering."

"When a company wins a Product Excellence Award, it shows that a very critical audience has responded in a positive fashion to a product that is needed and a service which that company delivers," said David Uptmor, publisher of Midrange Technology SHOWCASE. "A Product Excellence Award says this company has made a lot of customers happy."

In addition to the Midrange Technology SHOWCASE award, the recent string of awards won by EMC includes:

--EMC's "Chameleon" line of information storage systems - EMC CLARiiON(R) IP4700 network-attached storage (NAS) and EMC CLARiiON FC4700 storage area network (SAN) systems - won the PC Magazine Award for Innovation in Infrastructure.

--EMC Symmetrix was honored with the Network Magazine Product of the Year Award.

--Fast Company magazine, in its fourth annual "Best Practices of the Best Companies" Awards issue, called EMC Corporation "The World's Most Customer-Centric Company."

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com.

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